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eliezer alvarezOUTFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 5’11/198BATS/THROWS Left/RightAGE 23 (10/15/1994)BIRTHPLACE Santiago, Dominican RepublicRESIDES Cien Fuego, Dominican RepublicACQUIRED Trade with Philadelphia, 3/21/18SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Seventh/FirstSEASON WITH RIDERS First

OFFSEASON• Traded to the Rangers from the Phillies for cash considerations 3/21/18.• Traded from St. Louis to Philadelphia 9/6/17 for RHP Juan Nicasio.

2017• Played most of the season with Double-A Springfield (St. Louis).• Landed on the DL with a left ankle sprain 5/16-7/30.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Added to the Cardinals 40-man roster following the 2016 season.• Earned a spot on the Midwest League Midseason All-Star team in 2016 with Class-A Peoria. Led the league with 36 stolen bases.• Named an Appalachian League Postseason All-Star with Rookie Level Johnson City in 2015.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2012 DSL Cardinals FRk 53 .205 176 36 5 2 2 15 33 27 35 10 7 4 .324 .2902013 GCL Cardinals Rk 20 .209 67 14 2 3 1 7 12 4 14 6 2 1 .264 .3732014 GCL Cardinals Rk 21 .353 68 24 6 5 1 15 11 6 7 3 1 1 .413 .6322015 Johnson City Rk 52 .314 204 64 20 1 2 31 32 11 32 9 4 3 .353 .4512016 Peoria A 116 .323 433 140 36 6 6 59 70 53 96 36 15 8 .404 .4762017 Two teams 61 .248 210 52 13 1 5 28 33 18 59 9 3 5 .318 .390

Springfield AA 54 .247 186 46 11 1 4 26 29 16 56 8 3 5 .321 .382GCL Cardinals Rk 7 .250 24 6 2 0 1 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 .296 .458

MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 323 .285 1158 330 82 18 17 155 191 119 243 73 32 22 .360 .431

EDGAR ARREDONDORIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’3/230BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 21 (5/16/1997)BIRTHPLACE Culiacan Rosales, MexicoRESIDES Navalato, MexicoACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent 7/2/2013SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Sixth/SixthSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Pitched the entire season with Class-A Hickory and led the Crawdads in starst (21), innings (109 2/3) and strikeouts (105).• 1.73 walks/9 IP, second-best rate in the Rangers organization, among pitchers with at least 100 innings (Frisco’s Collin Wiles led the system with 1.68 BB/9).• Went 2-2 with a 6.43 ERA in his first seven outings before improving to 4-4 with a 2.98 ERA in his final 15 appearances.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Signed with Texas in July 2013 but didn’t debut in the Rangers organization until June 2015 because of right elbow surgery performed in November 2013.• Made his professional debut at age 15 with Quintana Roo of the Mexican League (one appearance, two scoreless innings), becoming the youngest player to

debut in league history.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2013 Quintana Roo AAA 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.002014 DID NOT PITCH (recovering from right elbow surgery)2015 AZL Rangers Rk 0-1 3.97 11 8 0 22.2 23 12 10 5 22 0 4 0 2 1.242016 Rangers 1 FRk 6-2 1.60 12 12 0 62.0 60 15 11 4 56 0 5 0 2 1.032017 Hickory A 6-6 3.86 22 21 0 109.2 118 58 47 21 105 8 7 1 6 1.272018 Down East A+ 5-2 2.88 11 11 0 59.1 53 26 19 11 68 5 3 0 1 1.08MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 17-11 3.09 56 52 0 253.2 254 111 87 41 251 13 19 1 11 1.16

wes benjaminLEFT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/200BATS/THROWS Right/LeftAGE 25 (7/26/1993)BIRTHPLACE Winfield, ILRESIDES St. Charles, ILACQUIRED 5th round, 2014 (Kansas)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fourth/FourthSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Logged a full season with Advanced-A Down East and turned in a career-high 118 2/3 innings.• Ranked seventh in the circuit with a 3.94 ERA and was tied for third in wins (10).• Won Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (8/14-8/20) after going 7 2/3 innings with no runs on two hits at Carolina.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Had the fourth-best ERA (3.79) among Rangers farmhands in 2016.• Made one appearance in his first season (2015) before hitting the DL for the remainder of the season.• Previously drafted by the Yankees in the 48th round of the 2011 draft out of St. Charles East High School.

PERSONAL• Had Tommy John surgery in 2014 while at Kansas.• Dad, Scott played football at Shippensburg (PA) University and mom, Jan, played lacrosse at Ohio University.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2015 AZL Rangers Rk 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.002016 Hickory A 6-5 3.79 21 18 1 102.0 105 45 43 22 101 13 3 1 4 1.252017 Down East A+ 10-7 3.94 22 22 0 118.2 133 53 52 34 101 8 3 0 15 1.41MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 16-12 3.86 44 41 1 221.2 238 98 95 57 204 21 6 1 19 1.33

preston beckOUTFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’2/205BATS/THROWS Left/RightAGE 27 (10/26/1990)BIRTHPLACE Dallas, TXRESIDES Dallas, TXACQUIRED 5th round, 2012 (UT-Arlington)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Seventh/SeventhSEASON WITH RIDERS Third

2017• Was on the Triple-A Round Rock roster all season.• Hit the DL three times with three separate injuries: 7/17-7/31 (ankle), 8/2-8/9 (shin) and 8/14-8/21 (calf ).

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Earned Midseason All-Star honors in the Texas League (2016) and the Carolina League (2014).• Has pitched twice in his career (9/7/15 vs. Midland and 5/17/16 at Midland).• Rated as the Rangers best outfield arm by Baseball America in 2012.

AMATEUR• Attended Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas before moving down the road to UT-Arlington.• While at UTA, earned Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2012 Spokane A- 66 .251 247 62 10 3 3 29 24 25 39 6 0 5 .330 .3522013 Two teams 106 .251 346 87 16 4 3 39 44 52 66 10 4 5 .354 .347

Hickory A 8 .333 24 8 2 0 0 0 6 5 4 0 0 1 .467 .417Myrtle Beach A+ 98 .245 322 79 14 4 3 39 38 47 62 10 4 4 .345 .342

2014 Myrtle Beach A+ 121 .255 436 111 33 1 11 77 66 80 93 8 2 7 .376 .4112015 Two teams 125 .244 464 113 24 6 8 56 57 54 85 8 3 2 .323 .373

High Desert A+ 32 .298 121 36 12 2 3 14 19 15 25 0 1 1 .380 .504Frisco AA 93 .224 343 77 12 4 5 42 38 39 60 8 2 1 .303 .327

2016 Two teams 101 .277 357 99 22 7 8 42 49 31 66 6 2 4 .342 .445Frisco AA 68 .289 235 68 13 5 7 30 35 21 41 4 1 4 .358 .477Round Rock AAA 33 .254 122 31 9 2 1 12 14 10 25 2 1 0 .311 .385

2017 Round Rock AAA 66 .245 229 56 10 2 1 29 30 26 45 2 2 2 .322 .319MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 585 .254 2079 528 115 23 34 272 270 268 394 40 13 25 .344 .380

jose cardonaOUTFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/195BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 24 (3/16/1994)BIRTHPLACE San Nicolas de los Garza, MexicoRESIDES Monterrey, MexicoACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent 3/18/2011SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Eighth/EighthSEASON WITH RIDERS Second

OFFSEASON• Non-roster invitee to Spring Training for the first time in his career.

2017• Spent most of the season with the Riders before earning a promotion to Triple-A Round Rock in the season’s final weekend.• Named a Texas League Midseason All-Star and was a starting outfielder in the game, which was held at Dr Pepper Ballpark.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Posted career-highs in doubles (23) and home runs (14) in 2016 with Advanced-A High Desert. His .300 average ranked fifth among qualified Rangers farm-

hands.• Led all Rangers Minor Leaguers with 30 stolen bases in 2015 at Class-A Hickory.

PERSONAL• He and his wife, Ivana, welcomed their daughter into the world in September of 2016, right before High Desert’s run to the California League title.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2011 DSL Rangers FRk 39 .264 129 34 3 5 0 20 26 21 35 8 5 3 .377 .3642012 DSL Rangers FRk 69 .263 259 68 12 3 0 51 39 47 50 8 2 6 .385 .3322013 Two teams 63 .282 234 66 12 2 1 19 34 24 39 8 3 2 .351 .363

DSL Rangers FRk 13 .289 45 13 3 0 0 7 7 7 7 1 0 1 .396 .356AZL Rangers Rk 50 .280 189 53 9 2 1 12 27 17 32 7 3 1 .340 .365

2014 Three teams 47 .306 173 53 9 3 0 21 19 10 24 11 1 0 .342 .393Myrtle Beach A+ 7 .182 22 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182AZL Rangers Rk 20 .316 76 24 4 2 0 11 9 4 14 8 0 0 .350 .421Spokane A- 20 .333 75 25 5 1 0 10 8 6 9 3 1 0 .378 .427

2015 Hickory A 128 .254 469 119 19 5 10 59 64 40 73 30 18 5 .317 .3802016 High Desert A+ 101 .300 397 119 23 0 14 48 81 42 66 13 4 5 .371 .4632017 Two teams 113 .274 446 122 19 3 7 47 50 24 51 16 10 5 .314 .377

Frisco AA 109 .277 429 119 19 3 7 47 46 22 48 14 10 5 .316 .385Round Rock AAA 4 .176 17 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 0 .263 .176


adam choplickLEFT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’8/265BATS/THROWS Left/LeftAGE 25 (11/18/1992)BIRTHPLACE Denton, TXRESIDES Dallas, TXACQUIRED 14th round, 2015 (Oklahoma)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fourth/FourthSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Worked out of the bullpen for Advanced-A Down East all season and led the team with nine saves in 11 tries.• First 12 games: 0-1, 7.47 ERA, 0-1 Sv ||| Final 30 games: 4-2, 2.09 ERA, 9-10 Sv• Pitched in the Arizona Fall League following the season and went 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA and one save in 10 outings. Named to the AFL’s Rising Stars Game.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Notched 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 2016 with Class-A Hickory, tops among qualified relievers in the South Atlantic League.• Previously drafted by the White Sox (32nd round, 2014, Oklahoma) and the Diamondbacks (17th round, 2011, Denton Ryan HS).

PERSONAL• Had Tommy John surgery during his junior season at Denton Ryan HS in 2010.• Dad, Andrien, and mom, Barbara, both played basketball at the University of North Texas.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2015 Spokane A- 4-0 2.18 16 0 3 33.0 29 8 8 23 35 1 1 0 0 1.582016 Hickory A 2-2 3.32 35 0 1 59.2 52 23 22 38 74 1 3 0 8 1.512017 Down East A+ 4-3 2.93 42 0 9 55.1 34 22 18 32 76 2 0 0 6 1.19MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 10-5 2.92 93 0 13 148.0 115 53 48 93 185 4 4 0 14 1.41

tyler davisRIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 5’10/195BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 25 (1/5/1993)BIRTHPLACE Mountain View, CARESIDES Cary, NCACQUIRED 23rd round, 2015 (Washington)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fourth/FourthSEASON WITH RIDERS Second

2017• Dazzled in 12 starts with the Riders (4-2, 2.32 ERA) after posting a combined 7.29 ERA in 17 outings between Class-A Hickory and Advanced-A Down East.• His 2.32 ERA during his time in the Texas League (7/2-9/4) ranked third-lowest in the circuit during that span.• Won Texas League Pitcher of the Week (8/22-8/28) after dealing a complete-game, three-hit shutout 8/22 at San Antonio.

AMATEUR• Left the University of Washington as the program’s all-time leader in innings (358 2/3) and ranked fourth in wins (23), strikeouts (247) and games pitched (76).• Earned all-Pac 12 honors each of his final two years with the Huskies.• Had a standout junior season in 2014, going 11-2 with a 1.60 ERA, earning him semifinalist consideration for the Golden Spikes Award.

PERSONAL• Brother, Erik, currently pitches in the Brewers system. He’s in his 11th professional season, which includes 10 relief outings with the Washington Nationals in

2013.• Has three older brothers and two younger sisters.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2015 Spokane A- 3-1 5.09 16 2 0 35.1 41 21 20 4 12 30 0 0 7 1.502016 Two teams 7-8 6.15 23 16 1 98.0 123 73 67 19 31 97 3 2 6 1.57

Hickory A 2-0 3.68 6 0 1 14.2 11 8 6 1 3 18 0 1 0 0.96High Desert A+ 5-8 6.59 17 16 0 83.1 112 65 61 18 28 79 3 1 6 1.68

2017 Three teams 4-4 4.11 29 17 0 127.0 117 60 58 26 74 15 3 2 5 1.13Down East A+ 0-2 8.00 13 4 0 36.0 48 33 32 6 10 22 2 0 4 1.61Hickory A 0-0 4.66 4 1 0 9.2 8 5 5 1 7 6 1 1 0 1.55Frisco AA 4-2 2.32 12 12 0 81.1 61 22 21 9 46 8 0 1 1 0.86

MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 14-13 5.01 68 35 1 260.1 281 154 145 69 201 38 6 4 18 1.34

MICHAEL DE LEONINFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/195BATS/THROWS Switch/RightAGE 21 (1/14/1997)BIRTHPLACE Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicRESIDES Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent 7/2/2013SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/FifthSEASON WITH RIDERS Third

2017• Played the entire season with the Riders, spending the bulk of his time at SS (also 2B and 3B).• Began the season as the second-youngest player in the Texas League.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• First suited up for the Riders as a 17-year-old in 2014, playing in one game before moving to Class-A Hickory. He remains the youngest player in team history.• Played in the prestigious Arizona Fall League following the 2014 season and was the youngest player to ever play in the league.• Won Rangers Minor League Defender of the Month honors in May 2016 with Advanced-A High Desert.• Rated as the 27th-best international prospect in his signing class by MLB.com.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2014 Three teams 93 .248 363 90 14 2 2 32 48 31 45 3 3 1 .307 .314

Frisco AA 1 .333 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667Myrtle Beach A+ 7 .292 24 7 3 0 1 6 5 3 4 0 0 0 .370 .542Hickory A 85 .244 336 82 10 2 1 26 42 28 40 3 3 1 .302 .295

2015 Hickory A 81 .222 306 68 11 2 1 29 29 23 47 1 1 1 .277 .2812016 High Desert A+ 128 .267 454 121 25 1 9 54 54 24 57 7 5 4 .308 .3852017 Frisco AA 112 .223 394 88 16 1 2 35 29 18 48 3 2 1 .257 .284MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 414 .242 1517 367 66 6 14 150 160 96 197 14 11 7 .288 .321

johnny fasolaRIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’2/230BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 26 (12/12/1991)BIRTHPLACE Hudson, OHRESIDES Hudson, OHACQUIRED 31st round, 2014 (Kent State)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/FifthSEASON WITH RIDERS Second

2017• Missed the entire season while recovering from Tommy John surgery performed 4/17/17.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• 2016 Rangers Minor League Reliever of the Year after going 5-1 with a 3.18 ERA across three levels (Frisco, Advanced-A High Desert, Triple-A Round Rock).• Led all Rangers farmhands with 11 saves in 2016.• Played in the Arizona Fall League following the 2016 season (8 G, 0-2, 2.00).• Named a Midseason All-Star each of his first two seasons (2014 with Short Season-A Spokane, 2015 with Class-A Hickory).

AMATEUR• Previously drafted by the Dodgers in the 36th round of the 2010 draft out of Walsh Jesuit High School.• Played his final collegiate season at Kent State after beginning his collegiate career at Kansas State.• Dad, John Sr., played briefly in the Pirates Organization (caught two games with the 1982 GCL Pirates).

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2014 Spokane A- 0-1 2.05 19 0 5 26.1 21 6 6 5 40 1 0 1 2 0.992015 Two teams 4-3 3.58 42 0 19 55.1 48 26 22 13 64 6 1 2 5 1.10

Hickory A 1-1 1.71 19 0 13 26.1 17 7 5 4 34 0 1 2 2 0.80High Desert A+ 3-2 5.28 23 0 6 29.0 31 19 17 9 30 6 0 0 3 1.38

2016 Three teams 5-1 3.18 38 0 11 51.0 50 24 18 12 58 3 3 0 5 1.22High Desert A+ 1-0 2.53 9 0 6 10.2 11 5 3 2 12 1 0 0 2 1.22Round Rock AAA 1-0 2.00 7 0 0 9.0 7 2 2 1 11 0 2 0 0 0.89Frisco AA 3-1 3.73 22 0 5 31.1 32 17 13 9 35 2 1 0 3 1.31

2017 DID NOT PITCH (recovering from right forearm injury/Tommy John surgery)MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 9-5 3.12 99 0 35 132.2 119 56 46 30 162 10 4 3 12 1.12

carlos garayCATCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’0/225BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 23 (10/5/1994)BIRTHPLACE La Victoria, VenezuelaRESIDES La Victoria, VenezuelaACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent, 9/5/2011SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Seventh/SeventhSEASON WITH RIDERS Second

2017• Led all qualified Rangers farmhands with a .336 average between Class-A Hickory and Advanced-A Down East.• That average was also tied for sixth across all Minor League players in full-season leagues.• Hit .400 on a 15-game hitting streak July 9-26 with Down East.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Enjoyed a brief two-game stint with the Riders in 2014, going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2012 DSL Rangers FRk 58 .318 192 61 7 2 0 23 35 20 16 1 3 1 .380 .3752013 AZL Rangers Rk 32 .214 98 21 4 0 0 11 16 13 16 0 0 1 .310 .2552014 Three teams 13 .111 36 4 0 0 0 3 3 2 11 0 0 0 .158 .111

Frisco AA 2 .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000AZL Rangers Rk 6 .071 14 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .133 .071Round Rock AAA 5 .176 17 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 .222 .176

2015 Spokane A- 13 .244 45 11 2 0 0 2 7 1 4 0 0 0 .255 .2892016 Spokane A- 22 .282 78 22 2 0 0 6 11 4 5 0 0 0 .313 .3082017 Two teams 110 .336 414 139 19 0 2 40 46 16 45 2 1 8 .370 .396

Down East A+ 69 .321 262 84 9 0 1 22 21 12 30 2 1 6 .363 .366Hickory A 41 .362 152 55 10 0 1 18 25 4 15 0 0 2 .381 .447


anthony goseLEFT-HANDED PITCHER / OUTFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/190BATS/THROWS Left/LeftAGE 27 (8/10/1990)BIRTHPLACE Bellflower, CARESIDES Bellflower, CAACQUIRED Signed as Minor League free agent, 12/4/2017SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. 11th/FirstSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Made the transition to pitching and appeared in 11 games for Advanced-A Lakeland.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Played his first nine seasons as an outfielder in the Phillies, Blue Jays and Tigers systems.• Made his Major League debut July 17, 2012 with Toronto.• Has been traded three times in his career (PHI to HOU for Roy Oswalt, 7/29/10; HOU to TOR for Brett Wallace, 7/29/10; TOR to DET for Devon Travis, 11/12/14).• Played in the 2012 Futures Game.• Originally drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the 2008 draft out of Bellflower High School.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2017 Lakeland A+ 0-2 7.59 11 0 0 10.2 7 9 9 6 14 0 1 0 0 1.222018 Down East A+ 1-0 1.35 7 0 0 6.2 6 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 3 1.20MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 1-2 5.19 18 0 0 17.1 13 10 10 8 20 0 1 0 3 1.21

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2008 Phillies Rk 11 .256 39 10 2 1 0 3 4 1 12 3 1 1 .293 .3592009 Lakewood A 131 .259 510 132 24 9 2 52 72 35 110 76 20 15 .323 .3532010 2 Teams A+ 130 .262 512 134 20 13 7 27 88 45 132 45 32 9 .332 .393

Clearwater A+ 103 .263 418 110 17 11 4 21 67 32 103 36 27 6 .325 .385Dunedin A+ 27 .255 94 24 3 2 3 6 21 13 29 9 5 3 .360 .426

2011 New Hampshire AA 137 .253 509 129 20 7 16 59 87 62 154 70 15 13 .349 .4152012 TORONTO MLB 56 .223 166 37 7 3 1 11 25 17 59 15 3 2 .303 .319

Las Vegas AAA 102 .286 420 120 21 10 5 43 87 49 101 34 12 5 .366 .4192013 TORONTO MLB 52 .259 147 38 6 5 2 12 15 5 37 4 3 0 .283 .408

Buffalo AAA 106 .239 393 94 17 6 3 27 64 38 121 22 13 7 .316 .3362014 TORONTO MLB 94 .226 239 54 8 1 2 13 31 25 74 15 5 5 .311 .293

Buffalo AAA 51 .244 205 50 5 2 4 25 29 17 65 21 8 1 .305 .3462015 DETROIT MLB 140 .254 485 123 24 8 5 26 73 45 145 23 11 3 .321 .3672016 DETROIT MLB 30 .209 91 19 2 2 2 7 11 9 38 0 1 1 .287 .341

Two teams (MiLB only) 90 .203 340 69 12 2 7 40 38 32 129 17 5 3 .276 .312Toledo AAA 50 .185 184 34 8 2 1 13 22 15 75 6 1 3 .255 .266Erie AA 40 .224 156 35 4 0 6 27 16 17 54 11 4 0 .301 .365

2018 Down East A+ 5 .200 20 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 9 0 1 0 .238 .200MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 774 .252 2948 742 121 50 44 277 471 280 833 288 107 54 .327 .371MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER 372 .240 1128 271 47 19 12 69 155 101 353 57 23 11 .309 .348

taylor hearnLEFT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’5/220BATS/THROWS Left/LeftAGE 23 (8/30/1994)BIRTHPLACE Dallas, TXRESIDES Royse City, TXACQUIRED Trade with Pittsburgh, 7/31/2018SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fourth/FirstSEASON WITH RIDERS First

PROSPECT RANKINGS• Ranked as the organization’s seventh-best prospect by MLB Pipeline (was also seventh in the Pirates system before being traded). Baseball America ranked

him ninth-best in the Pirates organization entering 2018.

2018 WITH PIRATES ORGANIZATION• Opened the year with Double-A Altoona and spent all season with the Curve until getting traded to the Rangers 7/31 in a deal for Keone Kela.• Went 0-3 with a 5.81 ERA in his first five starts but posted a 3-3 record with a 2.20 ERA in his final 14 outings for Altoona.• Named an Eastern League Midseason All-Star and was the starting pitcher for the Western Division in the midsummer classic at Trenton.

2017• Began the year with Advanced-A Bradenton but landed on the DL 7/15 with a left oblique strain and only pitched in one more game the rest of the year (9/2

with the GCL Pirates in a rehab start).• Invited to the Arizona Fall League after the season and went 2-0 with a 3.06 ERA in eight outings for Glendale.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Drafted four times > 22nd round, 2012 by Pittsburgh (Royse City HS) > 36th round, 2013 by Cincinnati (San Jacinto College) > 25th round, 2014 by Minnesota (San Jacinto College) > 5th round, 2015 by Washington (Oklahoma Baptist University)• Traded from Washington to Pittsburgh 7/30/16 for Mark Melancon.• Missed approximately two months in early 2016 with a broken foot, which he injured while covering first base.• Started his college career at San Jacinto JC and played two years there before playing his final season at Okla. Baptist (was NAIA, now D2).• Only pitched in two games (1 2/3 IP) his freshman year at San Jacinto to stress fractures in his elbow.• Attended Royse City High School and had his number 21 retired by the school 2/23/17.

PERSONAL• Son of Robby and Debra, sister is Robyn.• Grandfather, Cleo Hearn, is known as “Mr. Black Rodeo” and is a driving force behind the Cowboys of Color Rodeo Tour, which aims to showcase cowboys from

minority backgrounds. Thanks to his influence, Taylor got into calf roping as a kid.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2015 Three teams 1-5 3.56 12 11 0 48.0 53 23 19 15 45 2 2 0 4 1.42

GCL Nationals Rk 0-0 0.00 2 1 0 5.0 4 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 1.20Auburn A- 1-5 3.98 10 10 0 43.0 49 22 19 13 38 2 2 0 4 1.44

2016 Three teams 2-1 2.44 18 7 0 51.2 42 20 14 23 75 6 0 0 8 1.26GCL Nationals Rk 0-0 1.42 2 2 0 6.1 2 1 1 6 8 1 0 0 1 1.26Hagerstown A 1-0 3.18 8 2 0 22.2 25 13 8 7 31 3 0 0 3 1.41West Virginia A 1-1 1.99 8 3 0 22.2 15 6 5 10 36 2 0 0 4 1.10

2017 Two teams 4-6 4.03 19 18 0 89.1 65 41 40 37 109 8 2 1 6 1.14Bradenton A+ 4-6 4.12 18 17 0 87.1 65 41 40 37 106 8 2 1 6 1.17GCL Pirates Rk 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00

2018 Altoona AA 3-6 3.12 19 19 0 104.0 75 41 36 38 107 6 3 0 6 1.09MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 10-18 3.35 68 55 0 293.0 235 125 109 113 336 22 7 1 24 1.19

jonathan hernandezRIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’2/185BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 22 (7/6/1996)BIRTHPLACE Memphis, TNRESIDES Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicACQUIRED Non-drafted free agent, 1/30/2013SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Sixth/SixthSEASON WITH RIDERS First

OFFSEASON• Added to the Rangers 40-man roster in November.

PROSPECT RANKINGS• Viewed as the organization’s 14th-best prospect by MLB Pipeline and 17th by Baseball America entering 2018.

2017• Started the year with Class-A Hickory before moving up to Advanced-A Down East June 3.• Was the Rangers lone representative at the Futures Game in Miami and retired the only man he faced (Rockies prospect Ryan McMahon).• Posted a 6.00 ERA in his first five outings with Down East but finished with a mark of 1.96 in his final nine outings.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• His 10 wins at Class-A Hickory in 2016 were tied for third-most in the Rangers organization.• 3.00 ERA was third-lowest among qualified Rangers farmhands in 2015.

PERSONAL• Born in Memphis while his dad, Fernando, was pitching for the Double-A Memphis Chicks (Padres) but grew up in the Dominican Republic.• Fernando pitched 14 professional seasons, including a two-game stint with the Tigers in 1997 for his only Major League action. His career also included time

with the 1992 and 1993 Kinston Indians (Advanced-A, Cleveland) in Kinston, NC, where Jonathan recently played with Advanced-A Down East.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2013 DSL Rangers FRk 3-1 1.21 13 8 0 44.2 28 14 6 22 38 2 4 0 4 1.122014 DSL Rangers FRk 5-2 2.85 14 14 0 75.2 72 32 24 17 57 6 1 1 6 1.182015 AZL Rangers Rk 1-1 3.00 11 9 0 45.0 45 22 15 12 33 0 4 2 4 1.272016 Hickory A 10-69 4.56 24 22 0 116.1 110 67 59 49 85 14 6 0 9 1.372017 Two teams 5-11 4.03 23 22 0 111.2 121 64 50 44 110 7 2 0 8 1.48

Hickory A 2-5 4.86 9 9 0 46.1 55 32 25 13 46 5 0 0 2 1.47Down East A+ 3-6 3.44 14 13 0 65.1 66 32 25 31 64 2 2 0 6 1.49

2018 Down East A+ 4-2 2.20 10 10 0 57.1 37 14 14 17 77 6 1 1 1 0.94MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 28-26 3.36 95 85 0 450.2 413 213 168 161 400 35 18 4 32 1.27

destin hoodOUTFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’2/215BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 28 (4/30/1990)BIRTHPLACE Mobile, ALRESIDES Mobile, ALACQUIRED Signed as Minor League free agent 1/4/2018SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. 11th/FirstSEASON WITH RIDERS First

OFFSEASON• Non-roster invitee to Spring Training after signing with the Rangers in January.

2017• Played all season at Triple-A New Orleans.• Hit the DL June 16 with a left wrist strain and missed the remainder of the season.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Made his Major League debut with the Marlins September 2, 2016.• Originaily drafted by the Washington Nationals in the second round of the 2008 draft out of St. Paul’s Episcopal High School.• In addition to the Texas, Miami and Washington systems, has also had short stints with the Cleveland and Philadelphia organizations.• Named a Midseason All-Star in 2010 (South Atlantic), 2011 (Carolina) and 2016 (Pacific Coast). Also a Postseason All-Star in 2010 and 2011.

AMATEUR• Hit .485 with eight homers and 32 RBIs as a senior at St. Paul’s Episcopal High School, garnering the state’s 5A Player of the Year award and a spot on the USA

Today All-USA team.• St. Paul’s Episcopal is the same school Jake Peavy attended.• Had committed to play both baseball and football at Alabama prior to signing with Washington (played WR and DB for the football team at SPEHS).

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2008 GCL Nationals Rk 25 .256 86 22 6 1 0 14 18 8 19 5 2 2 .333 .3492009 Two teams 63 .279 226 63 14 4 5 48 30 19 64 5 1 4 .335 .442

GCL Nationals Rk 25 .330 88 29 10 3 3 24 18 8 19 3 0 1 .388 .614Vermont A- 38 .246 138 34 4 1 2 24 12 11 45 2 1 3 .302 .333

2010 Hagerstown A 129 .285 492 140 30 3 5 65 56 33 119 5 7 6 .333 .3882011 Potomac A+ 128 .276 463 128 29 5 13 83 61 58 96 21 6 9 .364 .4452012 Two teams 99 .242 372 90 21 3 3 45 48 26 96 6 1 7 .301 .339

Harrisburg AA 94 .245 355 87 20 3 3 45 45 24 89 6 1 6 .301 .344Auburn A- 5 .176 17 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 7 0 0 1 .300 .235

2013 Harrisburg AA 112 .224 392 88 18 5 4 40 44 27 116 5 7 4 .278 .3272014 Three teams 106 .298 389 116 26 2 11 42 52 27 88 10 3 3 .348 .460

Harrisburg AA 19 .329 73 24 1 0 1 5 9 2 18 6 0 1 .355 .384Syracuse AAA 84 .294 309 91 24 2 10 36 43 22 65 4 3 2 .344 .482Auburn A- 3 .143 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 .400 .286

2015 Three teams 99 .270 366 99 26 6 10 58 42 21 99 6 2 2 .311 .456Columbus AAA 17 .169 59 10 2 2 0 2 3 4 21 1 0 0 .222 .271Akron AA 40 .293 140 41 11 3 3 19 20 10 36 4 1 2 .344 .479Reading AA 42 .287 167 48 13 1 7 37 19 7 42 1 1 0 .314 .503

2016 MIAMI MLB 13 .240 25 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 11 0 1 0 .240 .400New Orleans AAA 126 .267 476 127 29 3 15 80 61 37 113 11 6 1 .316 .435

2017 New Orleans AAA 62 .260 219 57 8 1 14 41 36 31 66 5 1 0 .349 .4982018 Round Rock AAA 41 .217 138 30 5 0 4 20 16 7 42 2 1 2 .260 .341MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 990 .265 3619 960 212 33 84 536 464 294 918 81 37 40 .324 .412MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER 13 .240 25 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 11 0 1 0 .240 .400

wei-chieh huangRIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/170BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 24 (9/26/1993)BIRTHPLACE Taitung, TaiwanRESIDES Taitung, TaiwanACQUIRED Trade with Arizona, 7/31/18SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fourth/FirstSEASON WITH RIDERS First

PROSPECT RANKINGS• Was ranked as Arizon’a 22nd-best prospect by MLB Pipeline before getting traded but was not included in the Rangers’ top 30 after the deal.

2018 WITH DIAMONDBACKS ORGANIZATION• Pitched at both Advanced-A Visalia (19 G, 4-1, 2 .59) and Double-A Jackson (10 G, 2-1, 2.00) before getting traded to the Rangers July 31 in a deal for Jake

Diekman.• Nine of his 10 appearances with Jackson lasted at least two innings, including a pair of spot starts in the second game of a doubleheader.• Held opponents to a .181 average across two levels, including a .157 mark in the hitter-friendly California League.

2017• Started the year with Class-A Kane County (20 games) before finishing with 10 outings at Advanced-A Visalia. Combined for a 1.81 ERA across two levels.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Selected to pitch in the 2015 Futures Game in Cincinnati during his first year in Minor League Baseball.• Signed by the Diamondbacks in July 2014 but didin’t appear in a game until May 2015.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2015 Kane County A 7-3 2.00 15 12 0 76.2 58 24 17 16 68 1 3 2 5 0.972016 Three teams 3-3 5.88 16 11 0 59.2 69 41 39 23 70 10 4 2 10 1.54

AZL DBacks Rk 0-0 6.00 1 1 0 3.0 3 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.00Hillsboro A- 2-2 5.34 9 4 0 30.1 33 19 18 11 42 4 2 0 7 1.45Visalia A+ 1-1 6.49 6 6 0 26.1 33 20 19 12 25 5 2 2 3 1.71

2017 Two teams 2-1 1.81 30 0 1 64.2 40 15 13 20 79 2 6 0 7 0.93Kane County A 1-1 1.58 20 0 0 40.0 25 8 7 10 47 2 2 0 5 0.88Visalia A+ 1-0 2.19 10 0 1 24.2 15 7 6 10 32 0 4 0 2 1.01

2018 Two teams 6-2 2.31 29 2 1 58.1 37 15 15 23 78 4 4 5 8 1.03Visalia A+ 4-1 2.59 19 0 0 31.1 17 9 9 16 46 3 0 2 5 1.05Jackson AA 2-1 2.00 10 2 1 27.0 20 6 6 7 32 1 4 3 3 1.00


luis yander la oINFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’0/214BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 26 (12/9/1991)BIRTHPLACE Santiago de Cuba, CubaRESIDES Tampa, FLACQUIRED Signed as Minor League free agent, 1/11/2017SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Second/SecondSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Played his first season in Minor League Baseball at Advanced-A Down East.• Led the Carolina League in hits (139) and ranked third in average (.292).• Participated in the Arizona Fall League following the season (14 G, .196 avg).

CUBA• Played six seasons in Cuba’s Serie Nacional, spending most of his time with Avispas de Santiago de Cuba.• Hit better than .300 each of his final four seasons in Cuba, including a .374 mark in 61 games during the 2012-2013 season.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2017 Down East A+ 124 .292 476 139 23 2 8 53 57 21 50 11 10 12 .336 .399MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 124 .292 476 139 23 2 8 53 57 21 50 11 10 12 .336 .399

BRETT MARTINLEFT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’4/215BATS/THROWS Left/LeftAGE 23 (4/28/1995)BIRTHPLACE Morristown, TNRESIDES Morristown, TNACQUIRED Fourth round, 2014 (Walters State CC - Morristown, TN)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/FifthSEASON WITH RIDERS First


PROSPECT RANKINGS• Rated as Texas’ 15th-best prospect by MLB Pipeline and 18th by Baseball America entering 2018.

2017• Made 16 starts as part of Down East’s run to a Carolina League co-championship.• Missed nearly two months while on the DL (right abdomen strain).

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Is one of seven Rangers farmhands to win a championship ring each of the last three seasons (2015 - Class A-Hickory, 2016 - Advanced-A High Desert and

2017 - Advanced-A Down East).• Has missed significant time due to injury each of the last three seasons.• Dealt seven no-hit innings and struck out 15 batters in game two of the 2016 California League Championship Series vs. Visalia.• Made the 2015 South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star team with Class-A Hickory.

AMATEUR• Played one season at Walters State Community College before getting drafted by the Rangers. • While at WSCC, played with current Rays farmhand Brent Honeywell.• Previously attended the University of Tennessee but didn’t see any game action before transferring to Walters State.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2014 AZL Rangers Rk 1-4 5.40 15 6 1 35.0 36 26 21 12 39 3 2 0 2 1.372015 Hickory A 5-6 3.49 20 18 0 95.1 92 45 37 26 72 6 2 1 6 1.242016 Three teams 4-4 4.41 17 17 0 69.1 85 43 34 21 70 6 0 1 6 1.53

Hickory A 2-3 4.53 9 9 0 43.2 58 29 22 14 48 3 0 1 6 1.65AZL Rangers Rk 0-0 3.86 2 2 0 2.1 3 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1.29High Desert A+ 2-1 4.24 6 6 0 23.1 24 13 11 7 16 3 0 0 0 1.33


luis mendezINFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 5’10/188BATS/THROWS Switch/RightAGE 25 (1/1/1993)BIRTHPLACE San Juan de los Morros, VenezuelaRESIDES San Juan de los Morros, VenezuelaACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent 7/2/2009SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Ninth/NinthSEASON WITH RIDERS Fourth

2017• Divided his season between the Riders, Triple-A Round Rock and Advanced-A Down East.• Went on the DL 5/6 and missed the remainder of the season.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Has played every position except P, C and CF during his first eight professional seasons.• Made his Triple-A debut at the end of the 2016 season, appearing in three games for Triple-A Round Rock.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2010 DSL Rangers FRk 28 .256 90 23 3 1 0 12 20 14 13 3 2 4 .376 .3112011 Two teams 44 .254 126 32 2 1 2 15 27 23 20 13 2 6 .389 .333

DSL Rangers FRk 5 .250 12 3 0 0 0 3 4 5 2 1 0 0 .471 .250AZL Rangers Rk 39 .254 114 29 2 1 2 12 23 18 18 12 2 6 .379 .342

2012 AZL Rangers Rk 23 .258 66 17 2 3 0 8 15 10 11 8 2 5 .390 .3792013 Two teams 69 .265 245 65 8 5 1 23 36 23 44 11 6 4 .337 .351

Hickory A 16 .204 49 10 2 0 0 4 7 3 11 2 1 1 .259 .245AZL Rangers Rk 53 .281 196 55 6 5 1 19 29 20 33 9 5 3 .356 .378

2014 Myrtle Beach A+ 72 .228 224 51 9 0 0 15 24 24 48 12 4 12 .335 .2682015 Frisco AA 98 .239 335 80 10 4 2 35 35 29 72 9 8 4 .304 .3102016 Two teams 76 .215 242 52 6 0 1 21 29 25 55 6 4 2 .293 .252

Frisco AA 73 .212 231 49 6 0 1 21 29 25 52 6 4 2 .293 .251Round Rock AAA 3 .273 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273

2017 Three teams 18 .158 57 9 3 1 1 7 6 10 19 3 1 1 .290 .298Down East A+ 9 .212 33 7 2 1 1 4 4 1 12 1 1 1 .250 .424Round Rock AAA 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000Frisco AA 8 .100 20 2 1 0 0 3 2 9 7 2 0 0 .379 .150


josh morganCATCHER/INFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 5’11/205BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 22 (11/16/1995)BIRTHPLACE Corona, CARESIDES Corona, CAACQUIRED Third round, 2014 draft (Orange Lutheran HS - Orange, CA)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/FifthSEASON WITH RIDERS First

PROSPECT RANKINGS• Enters 2018 as the organization’s 28th-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline and checks in at No. 22 on the Baseball America rankings.

2017• Played the full season witih Advanced-A Down East, helping the Wood Ducks to a Carolina League co-championship.• Intoduced catching to his defensive arsenal for the first time in his career, getting behind the plate in 36 games, while also playing SS and 3B.• Hit the DL 6/9-7/1 with a left hamstring strain.• Played eight games in the Arizona Fall League.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Has won a championship ring each of the last three seasons (2015 - Class-A Hickory, 2016 - Advanced-A High Desert and 2017 - Advanced-A Down East), one

of seven players in the organization to be part of all three championship teams.• Named a 2015 South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star with Class-A Hickory.• Part of the AZL Postseason All-Star team in 2014.

AMATEUR• Was committed to UCLA out of Orange Lutheran HS.• Rated as the sixth-best shortstop and the 51st-best overall player prior to the 2014 draft pool by Baseball America.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2014 Two teams 56 .322 202 65 3 1 0 19 37 29 23 3 3 12 .436 .347

AZL Rangers Rk 33 .336 113 38 2 1 0 10 26 19 13 2 2 9 .468 .372Spokane A- 23 .303 89 27 1 0 0 9 11 10 10 1 1 3 .392 .315

2015 Hickory A 98 .288 351 101 15 1 3 36 59 45 53 9 4 12 .385 .3622016 High Desert A+ 128 .300 470 141 19 2 7 64 74 44 61 4 2 10 .367 .3942017 Down East A+ 106 .270 408 110 21 3 6 45 56 26 54 3 0 5 .318 .380MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 388 .291 1431 417 58 7 16 164 226 144 191 19 9 39 .369 .375

chuck moormanCATCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 5’11/216BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 24 (1/9/1994)BIRTHPLACE San Diego, CARESIDES Lakeside, CAACQUIRED 17th round, 2012 (El Capitan High School - Lakeside, CA)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Seventh/SeventhSEASON WITH RIDERS Second

2017• Had a career year with Advanced-A Down East, recording new career-highs in games (98), average (.253), hits (86), doubles (20), home runs (5), RBIs (40) and

walks (23), among other categories.• Named a Carolina League Midseason All-Star.• Began the season on a 10-game hitting streak and finished April with a .342 average in 20 games.• Picked up the win on the mound in his second-career appearance 7/23 at Myrtle Beach, working two scoreless innings in Down East’s 13-inning victory.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Had the best fielding percentage (.994) among qualified South Atlantic League catchers in 2016 with Class-A Hickory.• Made his Riders debut 7/19/15 at San Antonio, going 0-3. Only played the one game before returning to Class-A Hickory. Also played two games that season

with Triple-A Round Rock.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2012 AZL Rangers Rk 19 .207 58 12 2 0 0 7 8 10 13 0 0 2 .343 .2412013 Two teams 37 .211 128 27 5 0 3 14 16 8 42 0 0 3 .271 .320

Spokane A- 3 .222 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .364 .222AZL Rangers Rk 34 .210 119 25 5 0 3 14 16 6 39 0 0 3 .264 .328

2014 Spokane A- 31 .181 94 17 4 0 1 14 4 7 28 1 0 2 .250 .2552015 Three teams 32 .143 91 13 3 0 1 7 7 5 30 0 1 3 .210 .209

Round Rock AAA 2 .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500Hickory A 29 .140 86 12 3 0 1 7 7 5 28 0 1 3 .211 .209Frisco AA 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000

2016 Hickory A 90 .227 304 69 17 0 2 32 20 14 63 1 3 0 .259 .3032017 Down East A+ 98 .253 340 86 20 0 5 40 34 23 72 0 1 3 .304 .356MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 307 .221 1015 224 51 0 12 114 89 67 248 2 5 13 .275 .306

michael o’neillOUTFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/195BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 26 (6/12/1992)BIRTHPLACE Powell, OHRESIDES Powell, OHACQUIRED Signed as Minor League free agent 2/2/2017SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Sixth/SecondSEASON WITH RIDERS Second

2017• Opened the season with Advanced-A Down East before joining the Riders 5/31.• Established a new single-season high with 15 homers across two levels.• Led all Rangers farmhands with 28 stolen bases.• Played 16 games with Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, batting .286.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Signed as a Minor League free agent with Texas prior to 2017 after playing the first four seasons of his career in the Yankees system, reaching as high as Dou-

ble-A Trenton.• Had a superb 2014 season with Class-A Charleston, setting career highs in games (129), doubles (23), RBIs (57), walks (42) and stolen bases (42). His 42 stolen

bases led all Yankees farmhands and ranked third in the South Atlantic League.• Selected by the Yankees in the third round of the 2013 draft from the University of Michigan.

AMATEUR• Led Michigan in average each of his three seasons in Ann Arbor.• Previously drafted by the Yankees in the 42nd round of the 2010 draft out of Olentangy Liberty HS (Powell, OH).

PERSONAL• Nephew of former Yankees All-Star and current Yankees TV broadcaster Paul O’Neill.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2013 Staten Island A- 64 .219 256 56 17 1 0 14 26 14 93 9 7 9 .282 .2932014 Charleston A 129 .256 489 125 23 5 10 57 80 42 133 42 9 16 .333 .3842015 Tampa A+ 101 .213 342 73 15 1 4 25 31 21 85 14 11 3 .264 .2982016 Two teams 95 .251 303 76 15 3 3 25 50 22 82 11 5 5 .307 .350

Tampa A+ 35 .276 127 35 7 1 2 10 25 10 33 7 1 2 .333 .394Trenton AA 60 .233 176 41 8 2 1 15 25 12 49 4 4 3 .289 .318

2017 Two teams 119 .266 436 116 21 6 15 41 52 35 124 28 5 12 .336 .445Down East A+ 45 .273 165 45 12 2 7 19 21 9 42 16 2 3 .320 .497Frisco AA 74 .262 271 71 9 4 8 22 31 26 82 12 3 9 .345 .413


joe palumboLEFT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/180BATS/THROWS Left/LeftAGE 23 (10/26/1994)BIRTHPLACE Stony Brook, NYRESIDES Holbrook, NYACQUIRED 30th round, 2013 (St. John the Baptist HS - W. Islip, NY)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Sixth/SixthSEASON WITH RIDERS First


PROSPECT RANKINGS• Rated as Texas’ eighth-best prospect by MLB Pipeline and 11th by Baseball America.

2017• Made three starts with Advanced-A Down East before tearing his UCL and undergoing Tommy John surgery.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Struck out 122 hitters in just 96 1/3 innings during the 2016 season with Class-A Hickory, second-most in the Rangers organization and 13th-best in the South

Atlantic League.• Opened the 2016 season as a reliever before moving into a starter’s role for his final seven outings of the season.• 2014 AZL Postseason All-Star.

AMATEUR• Missed his senior season in high school after transferring to St. John the Baptist HS and then learning that he was ineligible due to transfer rules. Instead,

played with the Long Island Black Sox in the Long Island Men’s League, where he was scouted by the Rangers.• Bypassed a commitment to attend San Jacinto Junior College in order to sign with the Rangers.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2013 AZL Rangers Rk 1-1 5.03 13 0 0 19.2 19 11 11 14 22 0 1 0 2 1.682014 AZL Rangers Rk 4-4 2.32 14 7 0 42.2 29 14 11 15 49 0 3 0 7 1.032015 Two teams 3-3 3.07 13 9 0 58.2 57 28 20 25 43 3 3 0 7 1.40

Spokane A- 3-3 2.82 12 9 0 54.1 52 25 17 22 42 3 3 0 6 1.36Hickory A 0-0 6.23 1 0 0 4.1 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1.85

2016 Hickory A 7-5 2.24 33 7 8 96.1 71 28 24 36 122 5 3 0 3 1.112017 Down East A+ 1-0 0.66 3 3 0 13.2 4 3 1 4 22 0 0 0 1 0.592018 Two teams 1-4 3.00 9 9 0 36.0 29 20 12 7 49 4 4 1 0 1.00

AZL Rangers Rk 0-0 4.00 3 3 0 9.0 5 4 4 1 15 1 1 0 0 0.67Down East A+ 1-4 2.67 6 6 0 27.0 24 16 8 6 34 3 3 1 0 1.11


pedro payanoRIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’2/207BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 23 (9/27/1994)BIRTHPLACE New York, NYRESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican RepublicACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent 7/2/2011SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Seventh/SeventhSEASON WITH RIDERS Second

2017• Opened the season with Advanced-A Down East before earning a promotion to Frisco 5/31.• Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (5/15-5/21) after combining to allow one earned run on four hits across two starts.• Led all of Minor League Baseball with 25 hit batters.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Named a South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star with Class-A Hickory in 2016.• Turned in one of the best starts of his career 4/27/16, dealing a complete-game, one-hit shutout against Greensboro.• Went on the DL 7/9/16 and missed the remainder of the season with a fractured forearm after getting hit by a comebacker.• Named Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Month twice in 2015 (June and July).

PERSONAL• Born in New York City but moved to the Dominican Republic shortly after his birth.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2012 DSL Rangers FRk 2-3 5.53 12 9 0 42.1 44 28 26 18 26 1 5 1 7 1.472013 DSL Rangers FRk 5-5 3.34 14 12 0 67.1 66 29 25 11 56 6 3 1 8 1.142014 DSL Rangers FRk 7-2 2.96 14 14 0 76.0 68 31 25 17 65 3 8 1 8 1.122015 Three teams 10-2 1.11 17 12 0 89.0 69 14 11 22 101 1 8 0 11 1.02

DSL Rangers FRk 1-1 0.00 3 3 0 15.2 9 2 0 3 24 0 1 0 3 0.77AZL Rangers Rk 6-0 1.55 8 4 0 40.2 33 8 7 9 46 0 5 0 5 1.03Hickory A 3-1 1.10 6 5 0 32.2 27 4 4 10 31 1 2 0 3 1.13

2016 Hickory A 3-3 2.08 15 13 0 73.2 59 22 17 29 82 2 5 1 2 1.202017 Two teams 6-8 3.87 26 25 0 135.0 112 62 58 64 118 9 25 2 9 1.30

Down East A+ 2-3 4.26 9 9 0 50.2 36 25 24 22 41 5 9 0 3 1.15Frisco AA 4-5 3.63 17 16 0 84.1 76 37 34 42 77 4 16 2 6 1.40


adam parksRIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’3/235BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 25 (10/10/1992)BIRTHPLACE Easton, MDRESIDES Easton, MDACQUIRED 33rd round, 2014 (Liberty)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/FifthSEASON WITH RIDERS Third

2017• Missed the entire season while recovering from Tommy John surgery performed 6/24/16.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Named a Texas League Midseason All-Star with the Riders in 2016 (17 G, 1-0, 1.86, 6 Sv) before getting sidelined with a right forearm strain and undergoing

Tommy John surgery.• Prior to the injury, was holding batters to a .134 average and struck out 30 of 72 batters faced (42%).• Played at three levels in 2015, rising from Class-A Hickory to the Riders by August.• Selected to play in the Arizona Fall League following the 2015 season, logging three outings for the Surprise Saguaros.

AMATEUR• Teammates at Liberty University with former Riders outfielder Ryan Cordell (now in the White Sox organization).

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2014 Spokane A- 2-2 2.13 18 0 4 25.1 19 6 6 5 31 1 0 0 3 0.952015 Three teams 3-5 3.19 35 1 3 73.1 75 30 26 19 86 7 1 1 7 1.28

Hickory A 2-3 2.93 16 1 1 43.0 44 17 14 12 59 1 1 0 5 1.30High Desert A+ 1-1 3.06 10 0 2 17.2 19 7 6 3 16 3 0 1 1 1.25Frisco AA 0-1 4.26 9 0 0 12.2 12 6 6 4 11 3 0 0 1 1.26

2016 Frisco AA 1-0 1.86 17 0 6 19.1 9 9 4 3 30 3 1 0 2 0.622017 DID NOT PITCH (recovering from right forearm injury/Tommy John surgery)MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 6-7 2.75 70 1 13 118.0 103 45 36 27 147 11 2 1 12 1.10

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2013 DSL Rangers FRk 6-0 2.39 9 9 0 49.0 48 21 13 3 47 1 5 1 5 1.042014 AZL Rangers Rk 2-1 1.63 14 3 0 38.2 35 15 7 8 35 1 1 0 2 1.112015 Hickory A 12-1 2.45 22 15 0 99.0 92 36 27 12 95 5 1 2 4 1.052016 Two teams 8-6 3.66 24 22 0 123.0 127 55 50 34 106 7 3 0 6 1.31

High Desert A+ 7-2 3.86 16 16 0 79.1 83 38 34 24 71 4 1 0 3 1.35Frisco AA 1-4 3.30 8 6 0 43.2 44 17 16 10 35 3 2 0 3 1.24

2017 Frisco AA 9-11 4.59 27 27 0 157.0 188 93 80 37 95 16 10 0 5 1.43MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 37-19 3.41 96 76 0 466.2 490 220 177 94 378 30 20 3 22 1.25

C.D. PELHAMLEFT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’6/238BATS/THROWS Right/LeftAGE 23 (2/21/1995)BIRTHPLACE Lancaster, SCRESIDES Lancaster, SCACQUIRED 33rd round, 2015 (Spartanburg Methodist College)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fourth/FourthSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Spent the whole regular season with Class-A Hickory and recorded 13 saves (16 attempts), third-most in the Rangers organization and tied for fourth-best in

the South Atlantic League.• Had a 6.04 ERA in his first 12 outings but sported a mark of 1.58 in his final 25 appearances.• Promoted to Advanced-A Down East for the postseason.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Is averaging 11.30 strikeouts per nine innings entering 2018.• Had a seven-start stint in the starting rotation for Short Season-A Spokane in the middle of the 2016 season.• Previously drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 25th round of the 2014 draft.

OTHER• C.D. stands for Christian Devont’a• Played two seasons at Spartanburg (SC) Methodist College.• Part of the baseball, basketball and football teams at Lancaster High School.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2015 AZL Rangers Rk 4-0 5.40 16 0 0 18.1 15 13 11 13 24 1 3 0 5 1.532016 Spokane A- 0-6 6.16 16 7 2 38.0 36 30 26 43 50 0 0 0 12 2.082017 Hickory A 4-2 3.18 37 0 13 62.1 47 28 22 26 75 6 2 1 6 1.172018 Down East A+ 0-0 1.95 23 0 11 27.2 23 9 6 13 34 0 2 0 7 1.30MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 8-8 4.00 92 7 26 146.1 121 80 65 95 183 7 7 1 30 1.48

juremi profarINFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/215BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 22 (1/30/1996)BIRTHPLACE Willemstad, CuracaoRESIDES Willemstad, CuracaoACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent 9/4/2012SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Sixth/SixthSEASON WITH RIDERS Second

2017• Played the entire season in Frisco, working at 1B (14 G), 2B (9 G) and 3B (72 G).• Named Texas League Player of the Week (7/10-7/16) following a .588 surge in four games.• Hit eight of his 10 homers in the first half of the season.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Was part of High Desert’s run to the California League title in 2016, ranking ninth in the CL in average (.300).• Had a pair of brief stints with Triple-A Round Rock in 2014, playing in two games for the Express.

PERSONAL• Younger brother of former Riders infielder and current Rangers utility player Jurickson Profar.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2013 DSL Rangers FRk 63 .281 217 61 13 1 0 44 38 22 13 1 4 7 .361 .3502014 Three teams 76 .251 283 71 10 0 2 40 30 24 50 2 1 2 .309 .307

Round Rock AAA 2 .333 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333Hickory A 7 .269 26 7 0 0 1 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 .321 .385Spokane A- 67 .247 251 62 10 0 1 36 26 22 47 1 1 2 .307 .299

2015 Two teams 77 .266 293 78 19 2 4 33 33 18 36 1 1 3 .311 .386High Desert A+ 13 .240 50 12 2 1 1 7 7 4 9 0 0 1 .304 .380Hickory A 64 .272 243 66 17 1 3 26 26 14 27 1 1 2 .313 .387

2016 High Desert A+ 103 .300 383 115 23 2 13 58 66 33 47 1 3 2 .355 .4732017 Frisco AA 109 .263 415 109 13 2 10 40 38 19 58 1 2 1 .297 .376MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 428 .273 1591 434 78 7 29 215 205 116 204 6 11 15 .325 .385

franklin rollinOUTFIELDER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 5’11/181BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 22 (8/26/1995)BIRTHPLACE La Romana, Domincian RepublicRESIDES La Romana, Dominican RepublicACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent 11/9/2013SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/FifthSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Played his first season stateside, suiting up for Short Season-A Spokane, Class-A Hickory and Advanced-A Down East

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Spent each of his first three seasons in the Dominican Summer League.YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2014 DSL Rangers FRk 70 .269 290 78 15 5 1 28 68 15 46 23 7 30 .363 .3662015 DSL Rangers FRk 63 .313 243 76 8 5 1 32 50 23 27 12 10 9 .388 .3992016 DSL Rangers FRk 61 .377 247 93 12 11 4 36 64 23 26 36 13 6 .440 .5632017 Three teams 102 .223 354 79 14 5 5 36 46 12 76 17 9 6 .259 .333

Spokane A- 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000Hickory A 92 .235 315 74 12 5 5 35 42 9 67 16 9 6 .268 .352Down East A+ 9 .139 36 5 2 0 0 1 4 3 7 1 0 0 .205 .194

2018 Three teams 86 .232 284 66 11 1 6 20 37 29 46 14 9 4 .309 .342Down East A+ 58 .222 189 42 6 1 4 13 23 20 34 4 3 3 .302 .328Hickory A 9 .296 27 8 1 0 1 2 6 5 3 8 2 0 .406 .444Round Rock AAA 19 .235 68 16 4 0 1 5 8 4 9 2 4 1 .288 .338


LOCKE ST. JOHNLEFT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’2/185BATS/THROWS Left/LeftAGE 25 (1/31/1993)BIRTHPLACE Birmingham, ALRESIDES Pell City, ALACQUIRED Minor League phase of the 2017 Rule 5 Draft (from Detroit)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/FirstSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Pitched all season for Class-A West Michigan (Tigers).• Transitioned to the bullpen for the first time in his career, making 26 of his 27 outings in relief.• 17 of his 26 relief outings lasted at least two innings.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Led the New York-Penn League in innings (89 1/3) and ranked second in ERA (2.12) in 2016 with Short Season-A Connecticut.• Drafted by the Tigers in the 32nd round of the 2014 draft from the University of South Alabama.

AMATEUR• Played his junior season at University of South Alabama after spending the first two years of his collegiate career at Southern Union Community College

(Wadley, AL).

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2014 Two teams 2-4 5.12 10 10 0 45.2 58 28 26 3 18 25 1 0 4 1.66

GCL Tigers Rk 0-0 1.50 2 2 0 6.0 4 1 1 0 3 7 1 0 1 1.17Lakeland A+ 2-4 5.67 8 8 0 39.2 54 27 25 3 15 18 0 0 3 1.74

2015 Three teams 3-10 4.55 24 20 0 114.2 130 65 58 4 45 76 6 0 12 1.53Lakeland A+ 2-10 5.00 19 19 0 93.2 112 59 52 2 39 47 6 0 10 1.61GCL Tigers Rk 1-0 0.69 3 1 0 13.0 7 1 1 1 5 18 0 0 1 0.92Connecticut A- 0-0 5.63 2 0 0 8.0 11 5 5 1 1 11 0 0 1 1.50

2016 Connecticut A- 6-7 2.12 15 15 0 89.1 78 32 21 3 26 71 3 1 5 1.162017 W. Michigan A 1-5 2.94 27 1 2 64.1 54 23 21 6 17 74 3 0 3 1.102018 Down East A+ 4-3 2.06 29 0 3 43.2 30 14 10 15 61 4 7 0 2 1.03MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 17-29 3.53 110 46 5 364.2 362 169 143 127 311 23 20 1 27 1.34

justin topaRIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’4/220BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 27 (3/7/1991)BIRTHPLACE Binghamton, NYRESIDES Binghamton, NYACQUIRED Signed as Minor League free agent, 6/17/2018SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/FirstSEASON WITH RIDERS First

ROCKLAND BOULDERS• Pitched all of 2017 and the start of 2018 with the Rockland Boulders of the independent Can-Am League. Owns a 16-5 record and a 3.54 ERA in 26 career

outings (24 starts) for the Boulders.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Originally drafted by the Pirates in the 17th round of the 2013 draft out of LIU-Brooklyn.• Reached as high as Advanced-A Bradenton in 2016 before he was released by Pittsburgh at the end of 2017 Spring Training.• Missed all of 2015 while recovering from the second Tommy John surgery in his career.

AMATEUR• Left LIU-Brooklyn tied for the most wins in program history (20).• Missed the 2012 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2013 Jamestown A- 5-2 2.19 19 0 0 37.0 33 11 9 10 33 1 0 1 1 1.162014 West Virginia A 4-8 6.09 25 14 1 81.1 109 60 55 20 50 8 8 0 2 1.592015 DID NOT PLAY (recovering from Tommy John Surgery)2016 Two teams 2-0 2.13 10 0 0 12.2 9 3 3 3 8 0 1 0 1 0.95

GCL Pirates Rk 2-0 1.13 6 0 0 8.0 3 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 1 0.63Bradenton A+ 0-0 3.86 4 0 0 4.2 6 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1.50

2017 Rockland Ind 14-3 3.50 20 19 0 110.2 104 52 43 26 80 8 3 0 3 1.182018 Rockland Ind 1-1 4.43 4 3 0 20.1 24 13 10 4 15 1 0 0 2 1.38MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 11-10 4.60 54 14 1 131.0 151 74 67 33 91 9 9 1 4 1.41

Ryne slackLEFT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’2/239BATS/THROWS Left/LeftAGE 26 (7/22/1992)BIRTHPLACE Ninety Six, SCRESIDES Ninety Six, SCACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent 6/21/2012SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Seventh/SeventhSEASON WITH RIDERS Fourth

2017• Pitched most of the year with the Riders and made two visits to Triple-A Round Rock as well.• Notched a 0.52 ERA in his first 14 appearances with the Riders (4.42 in his final 13).

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Enters 2018 with 77 career appearances in a Riders uniform, 13th-most in team history. Needs eight appearances this season to make the top 10.• Participated in the Arizona Fall League following the 2015 season.• Named a South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star in 2014 with Class-A Hickory.

AMATEUR• Played collegiately at Spartanburg (SC) Methodist College.• Was committed to continue his career at USC-Aiken before opting to sign with the Rangers.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2012 AZL Rangers Rk 6-1 5.34 13 1 0 32.0 38 22 19 12 37 2 2 1 6 1.562013 Two teams 2-1 4.06 26 5 0 62.0 61 31 28 31 76 5 6 0 12 1.48

Hickory A 0-1 9.00 9 0 0 14.0 16 15 14 13 18 3 0 0 5 2.07Spokane A- 2-0 2.62 17 5 0 48.0 45 16 14 18 58 2 6 0 7 1.31

2014 Hickory A 9-2 3.29 39 1 5 82.0 65 31 30 42 94 5 4 2 6 1.312015 Two teams 7-1 3.73 40 0 1 70.0 62 33 29 24 70 6 2 1 5 1.23

High Desert A+ 7-1 4.58 29 0 1 53.0 55 31 27 18 54 4 1 1 4 1.38Frisco AA 0-0 1.06 11 0 0 17.0 7 2 2 6 16 2 1 0 1 0.77

2016 Frisco AA 2-4 3.88 39 0 4 48.2 41 24 21 28 41 5 6 0 3 1.422017 Two teams 3-2 4.06 32 0 3 44.1 45 23 20 26 43 4 2 0 2 1.60

Round Rock AAA 1-0 10.38 5 0 0 8.2 15 10 10 9 13 2 1 0 0 2.77Frisco AA 2-2 2.52 27 0 3 35.2 30 13 10 17 30 2 1 0 2 1.32


Jose TrevinoCATCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 5’11/195BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 25 (11/28/92)BIRTHPLACE Corpus Christi, TXRESIDES Ben Bolt, TXACQUIRED Sixth round, 2014 draft (Oral Roberts)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/FifthSEASON WITH RIDERS Second


PROSPECT RANKINGS• Slotted as the organization’s 21st-best prospect by MLB Pipeline and 28th by Baseball America entering 2018.

2017• Played the full season in Frisco, earning both Midseason and Postseason All-Star honors in the Texas League.• Won his second consecutive Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award after making just three errors in 99 games (.996 fld %), throwing out 41% of base

stealers, picking off four runners and permitting just three passed balls. • His defensive prowess also helped him garner the Rangers Minor League Defender of the Year award.• Won the “True Ranger Award” in July for his role as an ambassador of the Riders and Rangers in the ballpark and around the community.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Named the Rangers 2016 Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .303 with Advanced-A High Desert and helping the Mavericks to the Cali-

fornia League title.• Has been a Midseason All-Star each of his first four professional seasons and a Postseason All-Star in each of the last two campaigns.• Played in the Arizona Fall League after the 2015 and 2016 seasons.• Split his time between infield and catcher during his rookie season in 2014 but converted to catching full-time starting in 2015.• Named the 2017 Mike Adams South Texas Professional Player of the Year by the Corpus Christi Hooks.

AMATEUR• Played three seasons at Oral Roberts, beginning his career at SS/3B before adding catcher to his role. His time at ORU overlapped with current Rangers pitcher

Chi Chi Gonzalez in 2012 and 2013.• Attended John Paul II HS in Corpus Christi, where he tied the state single-season record with 25 homers as a senior.• Led the Centurions to consecutive state titles in 2010 and 2011.• Had his number 21 retired by the school in February 2016.

COMMUNITY• Organized a toy drive in his hometown of Alice, TX in December 2017. His efforts helped raise more than 350 toys for the Boys and Girls Club of Alice.

YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG2014 Spokane A- 72 .257 288 74 22 3 9 49 58 23 50 2 0 3 .313 .4482015 Hickory A 112 .262 424 111 19 2 14 63 62 18 60 1 4 1 .291 .4152016 High Desert A+ 109 .303 433 131 30 0 9 68 67 26 49 2 1 2 .342 .4342017 Frisco AA 105 .241 402 97 12 0 7 42 39 19 44 1 2 0 .275 .323MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 398 .267 1547 413 83 5 39 222 226 86 203 6 7 6 .306 .403

WALKER WEICKELRIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’6/235BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 24 (11/14/1993)BIRTHPLACE Orlando, FLRESIDES Orlando, FLACQUIRED Minor League free agent, 4/28/2017SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Seventh/SecondSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Released by the Padres at the end of Spring Training and signed with the Rangers April 28. Pitched the remainder of the season with Class-A Hickory.• Produced the lowest WHIP of his career (1.00).

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Originally drafted in the compensation A round of the 2012 draft (55th overall) by the Padres out of Olympia HS (Olympia, FL).• Missed most of the 2015 and 2016 seasons while recovering from right elbow surgery.

PERSONAL• Was committed to the University of Miami out of high school before signing with San Diego.• Dad, Kevin, spent more than 13 years as the director of golf at Walt Disney World.

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2012 AZL Padres Rk 1-3 4.50 9 6 0 14.0 16 17 7 6 12 0 0 0 2 1.572013 Fort Wayne A 3-6 5.04 24 23 0 110.2 125 72 62 43 82 8 8 0 5 1.522014 Two teams 2-11 5.94 24 24 0 113.2 146 97 75 53 62 11 12 1 19 1.75

AZL Padres Rk 1-0 1.29 2 2 0 7.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1.00Eugene A- 0-3 6.09 7 7 0 34.0 47 31 23 17 20 3 5 1 7 1.88Fort Wayne A 1-8 6.32 15 15 0 72.2 94 65 51 34 39 8 6 0 12 1.76

2015 Lake Elsinore A+ 1-0 4.38 8 1 0 12.1 16 9 6 6 10 1 0 0 3 1.782016 Two teams 0-1 6.30 6 2 0 10.0 11 8 7 3 7 2 1 0 2 1.40

AZL Padres Rk 0-0 12.00 2 2 0 3.0 4 4 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1.33Tri-City A- 0-1 3.86 4 0 0 7.0 7 4 3 3 5 0 0 0 2 1.43

2017 Hickory A 5-4 3.01 15 14 0 74.2 60 28 25 15 62 7 7 0 4 1.002018 Down East A+ 2-8 4.92 19 19 0 100.2 100 67 55 34 96 12 5 3 5 1.33MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 14-33 4.89 105 89 0 436.0 474 298 237 160 331 41 33 4 40 1.45

COLE WIPERRIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’4/215BATS/THROWS Right/RightAGE 26 (6/3/1992)BIRTHPLACE Bellevue, WARESIDES Bellevue, WAACQUIRED 10th round, 2013 (Oregon)SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Sixth/SixthSEASON WITH RIDERS First

2017• Didn’t pitch until July because of impingement syndrome in his right shoulder. • Rehabbed with the AZL Rangers and Short Season-A Spokane before joining Advanced-A Down East for three outings at the end of the year.

OTHER CAREER NOTES• Has spent 239 days on the DL in his career, logging at least some time on the shelf each season from 2014-2017 (see below for more info).• Worked primarily as a starter in his first four seasons before converting to a relief role full-time in 2017.• Pitched one season at the University of Oregon (redshirt freshman year) before being selected in 2013.• Previously drafted by the Blue Jays in the 14th round of the 2011 draft out of Newport High School (Bellevue, WA).

DISABLED LIST STINTS• 2017: Impingment sydrome in right shoulder (4/6-8/19, 136 days)• 2016: Right shoulder strain (7/15-8/8, 25 days)• 2016: Right shoulder impingement (8/12-9/4, 24 days)• 2015: Right forearm strain (5/11-6/12, 33 days)• 2014: Calf strain (8/16-9/5, 21 days)

YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP2013 AZL Rangers Rk 3-1 2.13 10 2 0 25.1 21 10 6 8 26 0 0 2 2 1.152014 Hickory A 7-8 3.83 24 19 0 101.0 92 48 43 45 96 13 3 1 10 1.362015 Two teams 1-6 4.84 22 16 0 70.2 81 48 38 29 57 6 2 0 6 1.56

Spokane A- 0-4 3.89 13 7 0 37.0 40 20 16 15 28 1 0 0 5 1.49High Desert A+ 1-2 5.88 9 9 0 33.2 41 28 22 14 29 5 2 0 1 1.63

2016 High Desert A+ 7-4 4.38 16 14 0 74.0 68 41 36 30 64 10 4 0 4 1.322017 Three teams 0-1 1.93 10 0 1 14.0 12 5 3 4 16 1 1 0 2 1.14

AZL Rangers Rk 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 0.50Spokane A- 0-1 3.60 4 0 1 5.0 5 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 1 1.40Down East A+ 0-0 1.80 3 0 0 5.0 6 2 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 1.40


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